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Hideki Matsuyama betting profile: TOUR Championship
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Hideki Matsuyama looks to improve upon his 11th-place finish in 2022's tournament when he begins play in the 2024 TOUR Championship at East Lake Golf Club Aug. 29 - Sept. 1.
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The TOUR Championship tournament and course info
- Date: Aug. 29 - Sept. 1, 2024
- Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Course: East Lake Golf Club
- Par: 71 / 7,490 yards
- Previous winner: Viktor Hovland
At the TOUR Championship
- Over his last six trips to the TOUR Championship, Matsuyama has an average score of 3-under, with an average finish of 15th.
- Matsuyama last played at the TOUR Championship in 2022, finishing 11th with a score of 11-under.
- With numbers of 4.837 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (first in field), 4.828 in SG: Approach the Green (fifth), and 3.387 in SG: Putting (fourth), Viktor Hovland won this tournament in 2023.
- Hovland averaged 313.1 yards off the tee (20th in field), had a greens in regulation percentage of 80.56% (first), and attempted 27.5 putts per round (third) in that victory a year ago.
Matsuyama's recent history at the TOUR Championship
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8/25/2022 | 11 | 70-66-63-70 | -11 |
| 9/2/2021 | 26 | 77-65-69-70 | +1 |
| 9/4/2020 | 15 | 70-70-67-70 | -3 |
| 8/22/2019 | 9 | 66-75-66-71 | -2 |
| 9/20/2018 | 4 | 72-66-71-65 | -6 |
Matsuyama's recent performances
- Over his last five events, Matsuyama has one win and two top-five finishes.
- He has made three cuts over his last five tournaments.
- Over his last five appearances, Matsuyama has finished within three shots of the leader twice and carded a score that's better than average twice.
- He has an average score of 7-under across his last five events.
- In terms of driving distance, Hideki Matsuyama has averaged 308.1 yards in his past five starts.
- Matsuyama has an average of 1.429 Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Looking at Strokes Gained: Total, Matsuyama has an average of 5.808 in his past five tournaments.
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Matsuyama's advanced stats and rankings
- Matsuyama has a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.363 this season, which ranks 27th on TOUR. Meanwhile, his average driving distance (298.6 yards) ranks 102nd.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Matsuyama has a 0.479 mark (18th on TOUR).
- On the greens, Matsuyama has delivered a -0.048 Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season, which places him 103rd on TOUR, while he ranks 27th with a putts-per-round average of 28.45. He has broken par 24.33% of the time (81st on TOUR).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 102 | 298.6 | 308.1 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 84 | 66.41% | 48.89% |
| Putts Per Round | 27 | 28.45 | 28.6 |
| Par Breakers | 81 | 24.33% | 24.07% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 14 | 12.71% | 12.22% |
Matsuyama's best finishes
- Matsuyama has played 19 tournaments this season, taking home the win in two of them. He has also earned three finishes in the top-five and seven finishes in the top-10.
- In those 19 events, he made the cut 17 times.
- Currently, Matsuyama has 1899 points, placing him eighth in the FedExCup standings.
Matsuyama's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, Matsuyama's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort came in March 2024 at THE PLAYERS Championship, where he ranked second in the field with a mark of 4.658. He finished sixth in that event.
- Matsuyama's best Strokes Gained: Approach performance this season came in March 2024 at THE PLAYERS Championship, where he ranked sixth in the field with a mark of 6.436. He finished sixth in that event.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Matsuyama's best effort this season was at The Genesis Invitational, where he ranked third in the field with a mark of 5.833 (he finished first in that tournament).
- At the FedEx St. Jude Championship in August 2024, Matsuyama posted his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season -- 8.201, which ranked him No. 1 in the field. He finished first in that tournament.
- Matsuyama recorded his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (13.284) at The Genesis Invitational (which ranked him No. 1 in the field). In that event, he finished first.
Matsuyama's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 27 | 0.363 | 1.568 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 18 | 0.479 | 2.966 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 1 | 0.690 | -0.155 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 103 | -0.048 | 1.429 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 3 | 1.485 | 5.808 |
Matsuyama's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 19-21 | ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP | 51 | 69-76-68-72 | +5 | -- |
| January 4-7 | The Sentry | 58 | 71-68-76-69 | -8 | 9 |
| January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 30 | 70-68-67-66 | -9 | 21 |
| January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | 13 | 66-71-76-67 | -8 | 53 |
| February 1-4 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 71 | 75-71-70 | E | 5 |
| February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | 22 | 69-68-68-70 | -9 | 37 |
| February 15-18 | The Genesis Invitational | 1 | 69-68-68-62 | -17 | 700 |
| March 7-10 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | 12 | 67-70-72-76 | -3 | 133 |
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 6 | 69-69-68-67 | -15 | 263 |
| April 4-7 | Valero Texas Open | 7 | 73-70-66-71 | -8 | 85 |
| April 11-14 | Masters Tournament | 38 | 76-74-71-74 | +7 | 20 |
| May 16-19 | PGA Championship | 35 | 70-65-70-71 | -8 | 24 |
| June 6-9 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | 8 | 73-70-74-70 | -1 | 191 |
| June 13-16 | U.S. Open | 6 | 72-66-70-70 | -2 | 275 |
| June 20-23 | Travelers Championship | 23 | 66-69-69-64 | -12 | 78 |
| July 11-13 | Genesis Scottish Open | MC | 71-67 | -2 | -- |
| July 18-20 | The Open Championship | 66 | 75-72-75-74 | +12 | 6 |
| August 1-3 | Men’s Olympic Golf Competition | 3 | 63-68-71-65 | -17 | -- |
| August 15-18 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 1 | 65-64-64-70 | -17 | 0 |
| August 22-25 | BMW Championship | W/D | 67 | -5 | -- |
All stats in this article are accurate for Matsuyama as of the start of the TOUR Championship.
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